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This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

Released PG 134 min 7.5/10 Votes: 7200
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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1963-02-07
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